Foundations of Academic Literacy: Academic Writing as a Process of Generating Publishable Ideas
December 4, 2025
The Eastern European Institute of Theology invites everyone to the eleventh seminar in the series “Foundations of Academic Literacy for Authors of Theological Texts,” which will take place on December 4 at 5:00 p.m. Kyiv time online. This time, we will be joined by the Editor-in-Chief of Mission Studies (Brill), Dorottya Nagy. Seminar title: "Passing by the “Publish or Perish Principle”: Academic Writing as a Process of Generating Publishable Ideas".
During the seminar, we will focus on how to develop ideas that are suitable for publication. We will start by looking at the academic context, where the “publish or perish” pressure can affect young scholars and limit creativity and motivation. Next, we will explore what makes an idea publishable. The main part of the seminar will be devoted to creative writing and generating new ideas, with plenty of time for discussion and interaction with participants.
Dorottya Nagy
Dorottya Nagy is a theological educator and theologian-missiologist. She holds a PhD from Utrecht University (the Netherlands) and is a professor of theology and migration at the Protestant Theological University in Utrecht. She is the president of the Central and Eastern European Association for Mission Studies (CEEAMS) and one of the founders of its journal, Acta Missiologiae. She is currently the editor-in-chief of Mission Studies (Brill).
To participate in the seminar, please fill out the registration form. Immediately after registering, all participants will receive an automatic confirmation email with a link and instructions to join the event online via Zoom.
Ukrainian translation will be provided.
